When the sun came up on the morning of March 9, 1943, in Broken Bow, Okla., it was a delightful day. That was the day God chose Rebecca
Louise Prater to come from heaven to earth and only He could have known just how many lives she would effect. Becky Prater-Johnson has now moved into heaven on
Wednesday, July 23 at 5:23 p.m.

She was number eight in a family of 10, five boys and five girls, to grace the home of the Rev. Earl and Erna Prater. The Prater family soon found permanent
residence in the rural area of Seneca, Mo., where Becky's dad worked as a saw mill owner and a Methodist minister.

Becky married Denny Johnson on Jan. 14, 1961, in her father's home in rural Seneca Mo. They were married 47 years.

Denny and Becky were blessed with two sons: Roger Johnson, born Sept. 11, 1961, who, with his wife Piper, now resides in Joplin Mo.; and Rusty Johnson, born
July 30, 1964, presently residing with his wife Lisa in Miami, Okla. Denny and Becky have eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Marie Dianne Emily Buffalo, 59, of Grove, Okla., passed from this life Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 12:25 a.m. at
Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Mo., after a valiant battle with cancer.

She was born Aug. 2, 1948, in Boston, Mass., to the union of John H. and Victoria Beaulieu Callahan.

She was of the Catholic faith. She retired in 2001 as a Teaming Facillitator for Texas Instruments, before moving to this area from
Taunton, Mass.

Marie D. Callahan and Arthur R. Buffalo Jr. were united in marriage June 5, 2006, in Jay, Okla. He survives, of the home. Also surviving are two sons, James
Joseph Leahy and Kevin Michael Leahy, both of Bonita Springs, Fla.

She has one granddaughter, Hannah Marie Leahy, and 10 stepgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, John Joseph Callahan.

Funeral services will be Monday, July 28, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the Quapaw Tribal Long House, Quapaw, Okla., with the Rev. Geoffery
Buffalo officiating. Interment will follow at the Quapaw Tribal Cemetery. Her sons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Services
are under the direction of Derfelt's Baxter Chapel, Baxter Springs, Kan.

Mrs. Buffalo will lie in state at the Quapaw Longhouse after 1 p.m. Sunday. A Rosary will be observed at the Longhouse Sunday evening at 7 p.m. with Fr.
Chrystomong Ah Moung officiating. www.derfeltsbaxterchapel.com

Llora Jackie Bresee of Picher died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at her home after an illness. She was 85.

Miss Bresee was born Oct. 24, 1922, in Singer, La., to John and Fannie (Bass) Walters. She lived in Picher all of her life. She graduated from Picher High
School and from Northeastern State Teachers College in 1949. She was a member of Rho Thera Sigma, honorary scholastic fraternity, and Delta Sigma Ki, speech
fraternity.

She taught school for 38 years in Oklahoma. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Picher and attended Faith Church of
God in Picher.

Survivors include two nephews and their wives, Calvin R. and Alice Walters of Frontenac, Kan., and Travis O. and Viola Walters of Tecumseh; one niece, Jillian
M. McNatt of Oklahoma City, several great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, John C. Walters, and one sister, Margaret Walters.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Picher. The Rev. Arland Roberts will officiate. Burial will be in G.A.R.
Cemetery in Miami.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Scott Bruce Glover of Miami died Thursday, July 24, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.,
after an illness He was 45.

Mr. Glover was born Sept. 18, 1962, in Tulsa to William Lee and Eva Ann Glover. He had lived in the Miami area all of his life.

He was a member of the Commerce Community Church, the Commerce Boosters Club and had coached all phases of youth sports. He was
president of Commerce Little League baseball and football programs.

Mr. Glover was assistant manager at Green Country Concrete for more than 16 years.

He married Kimberly (Fanning) Glover on Nov. 11, 1995. She survives, of the home.

He was preceded in death by his father and adoptive mother Ralphine Mayes.

Survivors include two sons, Alex Fanning and Jordan Scott Glover of the home; a daughter, Emily Madison Glover of the home; his mother
and stepfather, Eva and Jim Rice of Ark City, Kan.; two brothers, Jerry Glover and his wife Robin of Pittsburg, Kan., and Stephen Glover and his wife Karen of
Mesquite, Texas; two sisters, Kimberly Wright and her husband John of Tulsa, and Christine Patrick and her husband Jack of Commerce; four stepbrothers, James
Rice of Salt Lake City, Adam Rice of Stephensville, Mo., Mark Rice of Shider, David Glover of Monticellio, Main, one stepsister, Connie Rice of Joplin and
several nephews and nieces.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Commerce Community Church with the Rev. Paul Adams and the Rev. Bob Rabel officiating. Pallbearers will be
David Davis, Jessie Tyree, David Maxville, Clint Glover, Alan Eads and Travis Eads. Honorary pallbearers will be Tyler Maxville, Paul Adams, Luire Erispe,
Bryson Sullivan, Josh Ball and Dexter White.

Interment will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami.

In Lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Scott Glover Scholarship Fund in care of Security National Bank.

James Howard "Bo" Spoon of Miami died Friday, July 25, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in
Joplin, Mo., after an illness. He was 83.

Mr. Spoon was born April 9, 1925, in Picher to Fred and Mamie (McAlester) Spoon. He married Anita Stitt. She survives, of the home.

He retired from the Picher Public School District after more than 42 years of service as a teacher, coach and administrator. He was a
member of the Lions Club and several other civic organizations.

He attended the Picher Methodist Church and held a master's degree from Pittsburg State University.

He is preceded in death by his parents; one brother, John Spoon, and a sister, Marie Searcy.

Survivors include a daughter, Cinda Coach and her husband Kenneth of Miami; two grandchildren, Tonja Mahallati and her husband Ramin of Los Angeles, and Robbie
Coach and his wife Michelle of Miami, a great-grandchild, Tyler Coach of Miami and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Southern Hills Baptist Church south of Miami with the Rev. Bill Richey and the Rev. Gary Reed
officiating. Interment will follow at G.A.R. Cemetery under the direction of the Paul Thomas Funeral Home .

Melanie Baldwin Harrison of Broken Arrow died Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Zale Lipshy Hospital in Dallas. She was
42.

Mrs. Harrison was born Sept. 27, 1965, in Baxter Springs, Kan. She graduated from Miami High School in 1983. She had lived
in the Tulsa, Broken Arrow area for 22 years. She was a homemaker.

She married Doug Harrison of rural Miami on Oct. 17, 1983. He survives, of the home.

Mrs. Harrison was preceded in death by her grandparents, Lloyd and Emma Forson and Louise Baldwin.

Additional survivors include two sons, Tyler Wade Harrison and Ryan Scott Harrison of the home; her parents, Kenneth and Mary Baldwin of Miami; a sister,
Kimberly Baldwin Bui of Los Angeles; three stepbrothers, Kenneth Baldwin Jr. of Sherman Oaks, Calif., Mark Baldwin of Miami and Bruce Baldwin of
Pittsburg, Kan., and a stepsister, Marcia Gardner of Louisburg, Kan.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Southpark Community Church in Tulsa. The Rev. Randy Scott will officiate. Interment
will be in Floral Haven Cemetery in Broken Arrow.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami. Visitation will also be
held at 1 p.m. Thursday until service time at the Southpark Community Church. www.paulthomasfuneralhome.com

Daniel Lee Palmer Jr. of Miami, Okla., died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., after an
illness. He was 58.

Mr. Palmer was born Jan. 28, 1950, in Vinita, Okla., to Daniel Lee and Betty (Abbott) Palmer Sr. He had lived in Miami for 10 years, moving from Afton,
Okla.

He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. He graduated from Afton High School in 1968. He was a member of the First Christian Church
in Afton. He worked for the City of Miami Sanitation Department for nine years.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

He married Sharon Palmer Whitecrow and later married Jeannie Swineheart Palmer on Nov. 4, 2000, in Joplin, Mo. She survives, of the home.

Survivors include his wife; Jeannie Palmer of the home; one son, Daniel D. Palmer of Miami; a daughter, Kimberly Crager of Riverton,
Kan.; a stepson, Tyrell McGehee of the home; his father, Daniel Palmer Sr. of Afton; two brothers, Greg Palmer of Oklahoma City and Jim Palmer of
Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Sharon Miles of Wichita Falls, Texas; four grandchildren, Taylor Noblin, Kyle Jolley, Blake Palmer and Ridge Crager. He was
"Pappy" to Chance Lasiter and Alexus Lasiter.

Funeral services will be Thursday, July 31, at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church in Miami, Okla. Rick Kyles will officiate.

Interment will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery, northwest of Grove, Okla.

The family will receive friends from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.

Alvin Claus Peters of Miami died Sunday, July 27, 2008, at Osborn Care and Rehab Center in Miami. He was 86.

Mr. Peters was born Jan. 31, 1922, in Elk City to Carl C. and Pearl (Beashaw) Peters.

He had lived in Miami for 32 years, moving from California. He served in the Army during World War II. He worked for B.F. Goodrich
where he retired in 1985.

He married Marie Peters. She preceded him in death in November 2000.

A brother and sister also preceded him in death.

Survivors include two sons, James peters of Bend, Ore., and Timothy Peters of Hesperia, Calif.; a daughter, Janice Peters of Crestline, Calif.; a brother,
Kenneth Peters, 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at marshfield City Cemetery in Marshfield, Mo., with the Rev.
Curtis Richardson officiating.

Mary Farmer Aldinger of Afton died Friday, July 25, 2008, at her home. She was 66.

Mrs. Aldinger was born Feb. 1, 1942, in Lantry, S.D., to Harry and Frieda (Schreier) Boke.

She lived in Pierce. Mo., City for many years where she had worked at the Creamy Cafe.

In 1994, she married Bill Aldinger and moved to Afton where the couple operated Horse Creek Tack Shop. Mr. Aldinger also died July 25.

Mrs. Aldinger was a member of the Cowboy Junction Church in Vinita.

She is survived by two daughters, Darla Jess of Morrisville, Mo., and Denna Wilks of Purdy, Mo.; two sons, Alan Farmer of St. Louis and Paul Farmer of
Louisburg, Kan.; two sisters, Joann Witt of Monett, Mo., and Joyce Bible of Stotts City, Mo., two brothers, Roy Boke of Springfield, Mo., and Danny Friend of
Exeter, Mo., and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Gene Needham officiating.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City.

Burial has not yet been announced.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Mary Farmer Aldinger memorial fund in care of the funeral home.

Mr. Aldinger was a member of the Cowboy Junction Church in Vinita and a 50-year member of Local 520 Harrisburg, Penn., Plumbers and Pipe-fitter Union and
Shiloh, Penn., American Legion Post 791.

He had lived in Afton for 20 years, moving from York, Penn.

Survivors include three daughters, Karen S. Warner and her husband Ed of Red Lion, Penn.; Sharon Miller and her husband Larry of Oswego, Kan., and Stacey L.
Baugher and her husband Greg of Parsons, Kan.; a son, Bill Aldinger and his wife Tami of Oswego, Kan., and six grandchildren, Amy Warner, Abby and Todd Dise,
Vickie Baugher, Cody Aldinger and Emily Aldinger.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Cowboy Junction Church in Vinita with Wade Markum officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Cowboy Junction Church.

By Sheila Stogsdill
Special to the Grove Sun Daily

AFTON - An Ottawa couple are dead from apparent gun shot wounds in a murder-suicide slaying, Ottawa County Sheriff Terry Durborow said Saturday.

Dead are William Aldinger, 73, and his wife, Mary, 66, both of Afton.

Authorities' believe William shot Mary early Friday evening, Durborow said. Durborow said a call was dispatched to medical personnel around 6:10 p.m. in
reference to an "unknown medical problem" at the residence. An Ottawa County deputy found the couple dead in an outbuilding which doubled as
a western tack store, he said. Family members told authorities the couple was having marital problems, Durborow said.

The person who made the call was a relative who had gone to the residence and found the bodies, he said.

Wanda L. Cummings of Miami died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 63.

She was born Dec. 31, 1944, in Phoenix, Ariz., to Boyd and Louise (Nance) Mason.

Mrs. Cummings had lived in Miami since 2005, coming from Roland. She had previously lived in Danville, Ark.

She worked as the manager of the Route 66 Motel in Afton.

Survivors include three daughters, Jeannette Mason and Kathleen Cummings of Miami and Michelle Mason of Catoosa; five brothers, Robert Mason of Grove, Don
Mason of Albuquerque, N.M., Edwin Mason of Spring Grove, Penn., Hank Mason of Murphy's, Calif., and Ralph Mason of Anaheim, Calif., a sister, Darlene Saum
of Anaheim and one grandson.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Foundation Freewill Baptist Church in Grove with chaplain Geoff Buffalo officiating.

Longtime resident of Miami, Okla., Mr. James Brittain, 79, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in Joplin, Mo.
James was born to his family J.C. and Anna Dart Brittain on April 23, 1929, in Miami. He served his country faithfully in the U. S. Army.

James was a dispatcher for Consolidated Freightways for over 33 years at his retirement. He was also a firefighter in his younger
years. On July 25, 1953, James took Miss Angie Boyd as his bride in Miami. They celebrated their 55th anniversary this month. James was a longtime and
dedicated member of Immanuel Baptist Church and a member of the second milers' class.

Although James is no longer with us, his memory and legacy will be kept alive through the family and friends he leaves behind which include: His wife Angie, of
the home; one Daughter, Susie and her husband Bill Rowe of Joplin, Mo.; a Brother, John Brittain of Tulsa, Okla.; two Sisters, Janelle Damlougi of Laurel,
Miss. and Joan and her husband Ray Metzger of Sperry, Okla.; two grandsons, Justin and his wife Chrissy Larsen of Springfield, Mo., and Andrew and his wife
Madelaine Larsen of Biloxi, Miss., and two great-granddaughters, Kinnadee and Ella Larsen.

Mrs. Hopper was born on April 9, 1927 in Bluejacket to Lloyd and Esther Franklin Housh.

She married Coleman Hopper in 1957. They owned and operated the Rest Haven Nursing Home in Picher. She was a licensed practical nurse
for many years working at Miami Baptist Hospital and home health care.

Mrs. Hopper loved to travel and spent one year as a nurse working in Saudi Arabia. She lived in Fairland for many years and was a longtime member of Hudson
Creek Baptist Church in Fairland.

In her later years, she moved to Grove and joined the First Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed reading the Bible.

She is preceded in death by her husband in 1973, sister Helen Taylor and brother Don Housh.

She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Matthews of Grove and Lorie Paslay and her husband Jim of Henryetta; five grandchildren, Colby
Matthews and his wife Juli of Independence, Kan., Russ Matthews and his wife Susan of Springfield, Mo., and Erin, Emily and Courtney Paslay of Henryetta; six
great-grandchildren, Caleb, Josh, and Jacob Matthews, Alex and Jon Matthews and Rylee Paslay, and one brother, Tom Housh and his wife Sharon of Miami.

Services will be 10 a.m., Saturday at the Paul Thomas Chapel in Miami. Burial will be at the Fairland Cemetery

Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami.

Leonard Rosco "Rossâ" Cohen of Picher died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, in Joplin, Mo., after an illness. He was
78.

Mr. Cohen was born July 3, 1930, in Seneca, Mo., to John Howard and Helen Edna (Chambers) Cohen. He lived in the Picher area since 1973, moving from Washington
State.

He worked as a fruit picker traveling from Washington State to Missouri.

He married Mary Ann Luther on June 22, 1987, in Washington. She survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include three brothers, Larry Testerman of Hopkinsville, Ky., Robert Testerman of Miami and Bill Testerman of Jones; two sisters, Bev
Moser of Edmond and Shirley Skaggs of Seneca; one stepdaughter, Dorothy Bennett of Baxter Springs, Kan.; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Baxter Springs, Kan., Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home of Picher.

He was veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War serving in the Army as a sergeant first class. He also served in occupied Germany
during his tours.

He was a member of Commerce Community Church, the Lions Club and Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Columbus, Kan.

He was married to Renata Oriani. She preceded him in death.

He is preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jonette Guest, and his parents.

He later married Agnes Baymore. She survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include two sons and their wives, Raymond and Regina Guest of Miami and Sirio and Michele Oriani of Marietta, Ga.; three daughters, Janet
Sweet of Joplin, Mo., Gloria Norman of Charleston, S.C., and Betty Skeetoe of Houston, Texas; one brother, Herbert Guest of Commerce; one sister, Florence
LaFlora of Miami, Fla.; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami. The Rev. Robert Rabel will officiate. Burial will be in Columbus
Parks Cemetery in Columbus. The Army will provide military rites.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mendota Irene Scott of Miami died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was 77.

Mrs. Scott was born Feb. 11, 1931, in Quapaw to Charles and Lottie (Nonkesis) Dawes. She lived in the Miami and Quapaw area all of her life. She received a
bachelor of arts degree from the University of Tahlequah.

She was employed as a teacher by the Quapaw Public Schools for 16 years. She was a member of the National Educators Association and the
Quapaw chapter of the Eastern Star. She was also a member of Spring River Indian Baptist Church.

She married John D. Scott on Nov. 21, 1961, in California. He survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include three sons, Donald E. Scott of Quapaw, Dennis J. Scott of Ozawkie, Kan., and John Lee Scott of Yorba Linda, Calif.; three
daughters, Diana Wilhite of Santa Ana, Calif., Nancy Minney of Whittler, Calif., and Rae An Plemmons of Quapaw; two sisters, Coweta Ulrey of Quapaw and Lula
Soper of Carl Junction, Mo.; 18 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters and four brothers.

Services will be 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Quapaw Tribal Building. The Rev. Geoff Buffalo will officiate assisted by the Rev. Ed McFall.
Burial will be in Ottawa Indian Cemetery.

Note: I may be wrong, but I think she lived on west 21st St, with her first husband, also a Scott, who died there when their house
burned. If so, she later married Harry Lee Shallenburger, they had a daughter and divorced.If it's not her, the sister's
names are certainly almost the same.

Bessie Virginia Knight passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, at her home in Miami. She was 90.

Mrs. Knight was born April 13, 1918, in Commerce to Elisha and Lela Gilbert.

She graduated from Grove High School and later moved to Miami in 1942 to work as a seamstress at Patterson's during World War II.
She met and married Ernest Paul Knight on Jan. 30, 1946.

Mrs. Knight was a homemaker, seamstress and cook who loved her family and friends.

She was a charter member of Bethany Christian Church and elder emeritus who served her church for more than 50 years. The importance of literacy and education
for all people was a lifelong passion, and she was instrumental in forming the Literacy and Evangelism International program in Miami and volunteered as a
tutor and tutor trainer for more than twenty-five years.

She had a love for gardening that inspired her to work in the art of pressed flowers. Her flowers, real or pressed, were used to create beautiful floral
arrangements as well as cards, pictures and other keepsakes for friends and loved ones. She also shared this talent by giving pressed flower demonstrations to
many clubs and organizations.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1995 and sister Margaret Tipton.

She is survived by her children, Sherry and husband Jim Cummings of Weatherford, Paul Knight and his wife Junelle of Oklahoma City and Carla and her husband
Mike Lillie of Miami; five grandchildren, Matthew Knight and his wife Misha of Oklahoma City, James Cummings and his wife Geraldine of Anadarko, Joshua
Cummings of Weatherford, Vanessa Lillie of Washington, D.C, and Nathan Lillie of Stillwater and three great-grand children Malley and Mabrey Knight and
Julianna Cummings.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory can be made to Bethany Christian Church Memorial Fund or Literacy and Evangelism International, 1800 S Jackson Ave,
Tulsa, OK, 74107-1897).

The family will receive friends for visitation today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Bethany Christian Church with Pastor Ron Eden officiating.

John L. Brock, longtime resident of Fairland, died at St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., Wednesday, July
30, 2008. He was 68.

Mr. Brock was born Sep. 22, 1939, in Fairland, to Melvin and Anna (Whipkey) Brock. He graduated with the Fairland High School class of 1959.

He married Darlene Flint on Jan. 24, 1959, in Miami. She survives, of the home.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Mr. Brock was a veteran, having served in the Air Force. He was a self-employed backhoe operator. He moved to Fairland in 1948, coming from Hickory Grove.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Fairland and the Masonic Frisco Lodge 24.

Additional survivors include: Two daughters, Jennifer Looper of Fairland and Angie White and her husband, Ron, of Fairland; his father,
Melvin Brock, of Fairland; a brother and his wife, Gene and Brenda Brock of Fairland, a sister and her husband, Ruthie and Larry Boyd of Fairland and six
grandchildren.

Ray D. Coatney of Miami died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at the Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami after an
illness. He was 92.

Mr. Coatney was bornn Oct. 25, 1915, in Nowata to Norris and Annie (Wigger) Coatney. He had lived in Miami since 1946, moving from Nowata.

He served in the Marines during World War II. He had worked at Westco as a recapper for several years. He was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Miami.

He married Marie (Cowan) Coatney. She preceded him in death in 2003.

Mr. Coatney was also preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and a brother.

Survivors include a son, Mike Coatney of String, Ark.; a daughter, Anne and her husband Bert Dresia of Miami, five grandchildren, Dale Dresia, Kenny Dresia,
Lisa and Tim Kinion and Steve Coatney, and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church Chapel in Miami with the Rev. Rick Longcrier officiating. Pallbearers will
be Johnny Mevay, Paul Williams, Reed Williams, Marion Gladden , Leslie McCord, Bob Hunt and Clef Wilken. Interment will be at Nowata
Cemetery in Nowata.

Services are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami.

Merle Wendell Mathews died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, following a long battle with lung cancer. He was 74.

Mr Mathews was born to Elmer E. and Ella (Montgomery) Mathews in Delaware, Okla., on Jan. 16, 1934. He graduated from Commerce High School in 1952 and later
from Okmulgee Technical School.

He served with the Army during the Korean war. He retired from the Oklahoma City Metro Tech Dist. 22.

Mr. Mathews was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Paul W. Mathews.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Shirley (Miller) Mathews; a daughter, Paula Koellner and her husband Buddy Mark of Oklahoma City; two grandchildren,
Jeffrey and Jenna Koellner of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Virginia Moudy of Okmulgee, and Norma Jean Shannon of Oklahoma City and a host of nieces and nephews.

Services were Friday at Mercer Adams Chapel in Bethany. Interment was at Resurrection Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

He married Patricia Schiffbauer on June 16, 1957. She survives, of the home.

Mr. McMillan graduated from Carthage High School. He attended Ozark Bible College and Lincoln Christian College. He was a church minister for 50 years.

He also worked as a sports official and as a funeral pre-arrangement counselor for many years. He had served as chaplain for the police and fire departments in
Frankfort, Ky.

Additional survivors include a son, Timothy McMillan of Clinton; two daughters, Kimberly Camp of Joplin and Beverly McMillan of Carl Junction, Mo.; two
brothers, Merwyn McMillan of Joplin and Allan McMillan of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Lorraine Pierce of Rogers, Ark. and four grandchildren.

Services will be 8 p.m. Monday at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Blendville
Christian Church in Joplin.

Ronald Ray McMillan,
70, Wyandotte, OK, passed away Friday, August 1, 2008 at St. John's Medical Center, Joplin, MO following a lengthy illness. He was born November 13, 1937 in Bushnell, SD to Allan Roy McMillan and Mabel Alice Hendrickson McMillan. He was married June 16, 1957 in Wyandotte, OK to Patricia Schiffbauer and she survives of the home.

Ron was born in
South Dakota and spent part of his youth there. He moved to Jasper, MO at about the age of 12 and graduated from
Carthage High School. He attended Ozark Bible College and Lincoln Christian College. He was a Christian church minister for 50 years. He also spent years as a sports official and also worked as
a funeral pre-arrangement counselor for many years. He was a chaplain for the police and fire departments in
Frankfort, KY.

In addition to his
wife Pat, survivors include one son, Timothy McMillan, Clinton, OK; two daughters, Kimberly Camp, Joplin, MO and Beverly McMillan, Carl Junction, MO; four
grandchildren; two brothers, Merwyn McMillan, Joplin, MO and Allan McMillan, Jacksonville, FL; one sister Lorraine Pierce, Rogers AR He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Lloyd McMillan.

Funeral services
will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Blendville Christian Church, 2201 S. Picher St, Joplin, MO with Timothy McMillan
officiating.Interment will follow in Wyandotte Indian Cemetery, Wyandotte,
OK. Arrangements are under the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO.

Friends may call now
and until 8:00 p.m. on Monday at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family will receive friends at Blendville
Christian Church in Joplin between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. prior to the service

The family suggest
that memorials may be made in his honor to the family in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada, MO 64772.

David Leroy Brodrick died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, after an extended illness. He was 58.

Mr. Brodrick was born April 29, 1950, in Wyandotte to Mervin and Ila Brodrick. He attended school in Miami. He later lived in the Grove area.

He was a veteran of the Army, serving from 1969 to 1973 with two years of service in Germany.

He held a number of jobs in and around the Grove area including driving a school bus for the Miami and Grove public schools and serving the Jay and Grove areas
as a paramedic. He was also self-employed.

He married Evelyn Lois Baty of Miami on Oct. 29, 1971. She survives.

Additional survivors include one daughter and her husband, Sunni and David Porter of Grove; two sons, Jeremy Brodrick and wife Jennifer of Grove and Jeffrey
Brodrick of Bartlesville; his mother, of Miami; one brother and his wife, Ivan and Kathy Brodrick of Miami; one sister and her husband, Diane and Jim Walker of
Tuscaloosa, Ala., and three grandchildren, Emily and Megan Porter and Tucker Brodrick, all of Grove. He was preceded in death by his father.

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Delaware Baptist Church. Burial will be in Olympus Cemetery in Grove.
Pallbearers will be David Porter, Jeremy Brodrick, Carl Holt, Johnny Stroud, Lee Brodrick, Darin Stroud, Dustin Holland and Jarrell Gray. Honorary pallbearers
are Ivan Brodrick and Jim Walker. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove.

He was born Jan. 8, 1937, in Chester, Pa., to Warren Sr. and Agnes (Baymore) Guest.

He served and retired from the United States Army as a sergeant first class, he was in both Korea and Vietnam, he also served in
occupied Germany during his tours.

He married Renata Oriani who preceded him in death.

He was a member of the Commerce Community Church, the Lions Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Columbus, Kan.

After the passing of his first wife, he married Berneice Christensen and she survives, of the home.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant daughter, Jonette Guest.

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Raymond and Regina Guest of Miami and Sirio and Michele Oriani of Marietta, Ga.; three daughters, Janet Sweet of
Joplin, Mo., Gloria Norman of Charleston, S.C., and Betty Skeetoe of Houston, Texas; one brother, Herbert Guest of Commerce; one sister, Florence LaFlora of
Miami, Fla.; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, Okla., with the Rev. Robert Rabel officiating. Interment will follow in the Columbus Parks Cemetery in Columbus. The United States Army will provide honors.

Joe Cephus Andrew of Cleveland, Ga., died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an
extended illness. He was 83.

Mr. Andrew was retired from the Army, 82nd Airborne having served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

He was of the Christian faith.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Lou Andrew of Cleveland; two sons, Rodney Andrew of Cleveland and Ricky Erwin Andrew of Monroe, Wash.; one daughter, Debra
Diane Massey of Midwest City; two sisters, Hazel Epps of Seattle, Wash., and Nina Martin of Santa Fe, N.M.; one brother, J.D. Andrew of Wichita, Kan., six
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of Barrett Funeral Home of Cleveland. www.barrettfh.com

Delpha Pauline Miller of Miami died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, at Eastwood Manor in Commerce. She was 84.

Mrs. Miller was born March 27, 1924, in Fairland to Julius and Lillie Elizabeth (Roberts) Blalack. She lived in the area all of her life

She was a homemaker and a member of Eastside Assembly of God Church.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Garrett, in 1956; her second husband, Preston Miller, in 1970; one daughter, Loisa Joyce, three brothers
and three sisters.

Survivors include one son and his wife, Delbert and Judy Garrett of Wyandotte; one brother and his wife, Kenneth and Judy Blalack of Miami; three grandchildren
and their spouses, Paula and Monty Schnautz, Mike and Lisa Garrett and Rick and Lisa Garrett, all of Miami, eight great-grandchildren and one
great-great-granddaughter.

Services will be 10 a.m. today at Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami. The Rev. Gary Rhoades will officiate. Burial will be in G.A.R.
Cemetery in Miami.

Victoria Marie King Ross of Grove died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. She was 39.

Mrs. Ross was born Oct. 8, 1968, in Eldorado Springs, Mo. She lived in the Miami area most of her life. She graduated from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
College in May, 2001, and received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan., in
2002.

She was a homemaker.

Survivors include one son, Dillion Ross of Miami; one daughter, Mika Ross of Oklahoma City; her father and his wife, George and Elizabeth King of Grove;
her mother, Peggy Jaynes of Weir, Kan., and five sisters, Natasha Gibson of Oklahoma City, Jenny Barnes of McKinney, Texas, Holly
Blaylock of Miami, Amanda Thomas of Girard, Kan., and Leah King of Tulsa.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church in Miami. The Rev. Leon Weece will officiate. Burial will be in Swars Prairie
Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Campbell-Biddlecome
Funeral Home in Seneca, Mo. http://campbell-biddlecomefh.com/

B. Eileen Smith of Seneca, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, at her home after an illness. She was 83.

Mrs. Smith was born Sept. 24, 1924, in Luther to James Raymond and Vera Lela (McCarty) Watts. She was a homemaker and a member of Seneca United Methodist
Church.

She married Charles W. Smith on Dec. 9, 1944, in Seneca. He preceded her in death on June 2, 2000. She was also preceded in death by
her parents and one brother, Mac Watts.

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Charles Eugene and Wenona Smith of Webb City, Mo., and Stanley Ray and Janet Smith of Pinehurst, Texas; one
daughter and her husband, Charleen Kay and Ray Wilkinson of Iantha, Mo.; one brother and his wife, James Gary and Jo Ann Watts of
Crestline, Kan.; two sisters, Norma Helm and Marilyn Gallemore and husband Bill, all of Seneca; 10 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.

Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Seneca United Methodist Church. The Rev. Cynthia Royce will officiate. Burial will be in Seneca
Cemetery.

Wayne W. Wallis died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, following a stroke in April.

Mr. Wallis was born in 1930 in Picher to John M. and Goldie W. Wallis. He graduated from Picher High School in 1948 as valedictorian. He graduated from
Oklahoma University in 1956 with a bachelor of arts in business administration. He later lived in Houston, Texas.

He was a veteran of the Air Force.

He was a buyer for Foley's Department Store in Houston for many years.

Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Smith of Miami, Ariz., and Helen Vanover of Commerce; one niece, Karen Shepherd of Commerce, and three nephews, Gordon
Jones and Randy Jones, both of Miami, and Douglas Smith of Arizona.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Gerald Wallis, and one sister, Betty Baker.

Virginia Morton died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, Mo., of a massive stroke. She was
66.

Survivors include her husband, Marvin L. Morton of Miami; two daughters and their husbands, Norma and Rick Hasel and Lynette and Lee Greger, all of Lincoln,
Neb.; one sister, Mary Carpenter of Kansas City, Mo.; one brother, Marvin Hoffman of Nelson, Neb., and grandchildren, Amanda Hasel, Matthew Cullinane and
Michael and Allison Cullinane, all of Lincoln, and Stephen Cullinane of Athens, Greece.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Dale "DeDe" Morton; her mother, Betty Kieckhaefer; her father, Wilber Hoffman, and
one brother, William Hoffman.

Shirley F. Parsons of Arlington, Texas, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008, at home. She was 75.

She was born Shirley Ann Cook on Feb. 5, 1933, in Stinnett, Texas, to Thornley Ray and Erma Cook. She grew up in Miami, graduated from Northeastern Oklahoma
State University in Tahlequah and earned a master's degree from the University of Colorado.

She taught English in the Denver Public School System and retired after many years.

Survivors include her husband, LaVern Parsons; three sons and their wives, Donald V. and Pam Downum of Wilkesville, Ohio, Robert G. and Nancy Downum of Aurora,
Colo., and Kelsey R. and Julie Downum of Arlington; one brother, Theodore W. Cook of Lubbock, Texas, and Saudi Arabia; one sister, Wanda Jackson of St. Louis,
Mo.; five grandchildren, Jennifer Skalecke of Elizabeth, Colo., Tamara Smith of Portland, Ore., Elizabeth Driscoll of Prescott Valley, Ariz., Dustin Girard of
Mar Vista, Calif., and Christie Barlow of Aurora, and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Carl Cook.

George A. Lytle died July 3, 2008, in a motorcycle accident in Dallas, Texas. He was 64.

Mr. Lytle was born Oct. 26, 1943, in Miami. He was the son of Fred and Leaner Lytle of Miami. He attended Miami schools, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
in Miami and graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. He lived in Tulsa, New Mexico and later in Texas.

He taught school in Tulsa for many years and retired from Will Rogers High School.

Survivors include three children, Gary, Greg and Melanie, and sister, Velenta of Kentucky.

Homer "Hap" L. Holden of rural Fairland died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at his home. He was 75.

Mr. Holden was born Dec. 6, 1932, in Byron to Harry and Corda (Flowers) Holden. He moved to Fairland in 1995, coming from Wichita, Kan.

He was a veteran of the Navy and then the Marines.

He worked as a carpenter with Hazard Construction in California and then as a spares planner with Boeing Aircraft in Wichita. He was a member of the First
United Methodist Church in Fairland, the Fairland American Legion and the Fairland Senior Citizens.

He married Mary Iverson on June 7, 1984, in Las Vegas, Nev. She survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include two sons, Robert Holden of Saugus, Calif., and Steven Holden of Chula Vista, Calif.; two stepsons, Steven Young of Ocala, Fla.,
and Michael Young of Camdenton, Mo.; one stepdaughter, Darlene Castellana of Olivenhain, Calif.; one brother, Bill Holden of Argonia, Kan.; four sisters,
Harriet Blakely of Oklahoma City, Rowena Watkins of Springfield, Mo., and Thelma Brumley and Ruby Rogers, both of Wichita, five grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Fairland. The Rev. Carole Minter will officiate.

Arrangements are under the direction of Adcock Funeral Home in Fairland.

Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church in Fairland.

Melvin Holbrook Jr. of Miami died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at Higher Call Nursing Center in Quapaw after an illness.
He was 76.

Mr. Holbrook was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Belding, Mich., to Melvin and Nathella (Brewer) Holbrook.

He worked for Wiseta in production control. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miami.

He married Maureen M. Doran. She survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include four sons and their wives, M. Paul and Joni Holbrook III, Matthew D. and Sherri Holbrook and Maurice J. and Maria Holbrook, all of
Michigan, and Mark D. Holbrook of Springfield, Mo.; one daughter and her husband, Meleen M. and John Froman of Miami, 13 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings.

Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miami. The Rev. Carl Kerkmeyer will officiate.

Gilbert Dwayne Newman of Grove died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at his home. He was 77.

Mr. Newman was born May 14, 1931, in Arapaho to Ross Bliss and Osa Estelle (Huddleston) Newman. He lived in Grove for 22 years, moving from Anchorage,
Alaska.

He was a retired aircraft mechanic from the Air Force, retiring in 1978. He was also retired from the State of Alaska. He was a member
of Independent Baptist Church in Grove.

Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Newman, of the home; one daughter and her husband, Kathy Lynn and Gary Bryden of Salt Lake City, Utah; one brother, Randol
Newman of Pauls Valley; one sister, Nina Foster of Pauls Valley, and one grandchild, Jarrett Bryden.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and two brothers.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Independent Baptist Church in Grove. Retired Army Chaplin Billy Fowler will officiate. Burial will be
in Mount Hope Cemetery in Webb City, Mo.

David Lee Dillingham of Afton died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami. He
was 74.

Mr. Dillingham was born April 28, 1934, in Oklahoma City. He moved to Afton in 1937, coming from Enid. He was a graduate of Afton High School with the class
of 1953.

He retired from B.F. Goodrich after 30 years of employment. He was also a farmer and truck driver. He was a charter member of Trinity
Southern Baptist Church in Afton and served as music director for 23 years.

He married Hazel Tipton on Aug. 21, 1955, at Afton. She survives of the home.

Forest was born Feb. 9, 1920, in Grove, Okla., to Forest and May (Johnson) Terry. He was a graduate of Grove High School, class of 1938. He attended
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, graduating in 1940; Lowry Air Force Base Air Craft Armor Training School, graduating in 1942, and Spartan
School of Aeronautics of Tulsa, graduating in 1949. He received his commercial pilot license and flight instructor license to teach both twin engine and single
engine sea planes.

Forest enlisted in the United States Air Force on Aug. 16, 1941. He served four years and was trained in
aircraft armor maintenance. He proudly served during World War II and was honorably discharge on Sept. 12, 1945.

Forest resided in Fairland from 1952 until 1976. He then moved to Miami where he remained until December of 2007, relocating to Grove.

He was active with the Northeastern Military Burial Detail since 1987, serving as chaplain. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion where he also
served as chaplain as well as the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Miami, Okla. He was a member of the Forty and Eight Chef De Guar and a member of the Hudson Creek
Baptist Church.

Forest was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Twyla May Lacey, who died on Aug. 7, 1947.

He is survived by a special friend, Faye Bloomer of Grove; one son, Bill Terry and his wife Sheila of Fairland, Okla.; two
daughters, Charlotte Searcy and Carol Duffell, both of Miami, Okla.; five grandsons, Christopher Stone of Tulsa, Jon Paul Stone of Iowa, Russell and Adam
Cooper and Ryan Duffell, all of Miami; four granddaughters, Amanda Nichols of Claremore, Jeri Renee Hiltzman of Cushing, Okla., Miranda Jones of Fairland and
Cami Duffell of Miami; 11 great grandchildren and a host of friends.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at Hudson Creek Baptist Church with pastor Jim Drake and the Rev. Harold Neal assisting.

Troy was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Allen Morton; his grandfather, Ray Allen Morton, and grandparents, George and Lorene Nixon and Howard and
Alice Krout, and one of his best buddies, Charles Copen.

Alice Louise Miller of Miami died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at Osborne Care & Rehab Center in Miami after an
illness. She was 82.

Mrs. Miller was born June 2, 1926, in Dalhart, Texas, to Manuel and Hessie Mae (Hatfield) Davis. She lived in Miami since 1960, moving from Snyder. She was a
salesclerk for May's Drug for 20 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Miami. She was a bridge player and a member
of various local clubs.

She married Edward Miller on June 1, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1964. She was also preceded in death
by her parents, one brother, two sisters and one granddaughter.

Survivors include four sons, Michael Miller, Robert Miller, Jack Miller and Harry Miller, all of Denver, Colo.; three daughters, Linda Rhodes of Sugarland,
Idaho, and Janet Vaughan and Nancy Hart, both of Miami, 23 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Miami. Elder Robert Miller will officiate. Burial
will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Arrangements are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home of Miami.

Hazel Lucille Wallace of Wyandotte died Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at Integris Baptist Regional Health Center after an
illness. She was 85.

Mrs. Wallace was born June 10, 1923, to Cody and Clara Long.

She was a homemaker, a charter member of the United Methodist Church in Wyandotte, Tops 600 in Seneca, Mo.,
the Red Hat Society and the United Methodist Women. She was the faith keeper for the Seneca-Cayuga Indian Tribe.

She married Leonard Wallace on Aug. 16, 1938. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1984.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers, James WhiteEagle, Gordon Whitetree, Jerry Whitetree and Clifton Rex Whitetree; two sisters, Christina Stanger
and Mary Lind, and two great-grandchildren, Brett Wencil and Hope Bell.

Survivors include three sons and their wives, Norman Wallace of Grantville, Kan., Jack and Glenda Wallace of Tulsa and Richard and Ruby Wallace of Wyandotte;
three daughters, Grace Lockner, Clara Wallace and June Wallace, all of Wyandotte; two brothers and their wives, Tommy and Julie Whitetree of Miami and Terry
and Molly Whitetree of Tulsa; three sisters and their husbands, Margaret Dunning and Sally and Patrick Leaf of Grove and Lenora and Gordon Sparks of Wyandotte;
21 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church in Wyandotte. The Rev. Gary Moody and Don Bates will officiate.
Burial will be in Basset Grove Cemetery.

Cathie married Randy Pryor on Aug. 18, 1990, in Claremore, Okla. Randy remains at their home in Chanute, with
their sons, Zachary and Nicholas Pryor.

Cathie was a teacher at Chanute High School.

Other survivors include her father and stepmother, LeRoy Collins and Sallie Collins of Miami, Okla.; her mother, Stephanie Snow of Chanute; a brother, Gary
Collins of Claremore; a stepsister, Sidney Musgrove of Miami; a stepbrother Casey Musgrove of Ponca City, Okla.; and her maternal grandmother, Louise Williams
of Joplin, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Floyd and Lois Collins of Miami, and her maternal grandfather, Les Williams of Joplin.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Chanute.

A graveside service will be 3 p.m. today in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami.

Arrangements are under the attention of Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel, Chanute.

Memorials in her name may be made to the United Methodist Church Youth Group and may be left with the funeral home.

Harold Victor Knight of Vinita died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home. He was 94.

Mr. Knight was born March 22, 1914, in Ellsworth, Kan., to Victor L. and Mary (Davis) Knight.

He was a World War II veteran of the Army.

He raised cattle. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and was an active member of Timberhill Church of Christ.

He married Alice Josephine Foxworthy on Sept. 5, 1945, in Girard, Kan. She survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include two sons and their wives, Harold L. and Carole Knight and Terry and Dianna Knight, all of Pryor; four daughters and their
husbands, Peggy Edgar of California, Jeannie and Larry Martin of Pryor, Betty and Jeff Couch of Fort Smith, Ark., and Vicki and Larry Timmerman of Mannford,
and several grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Arthur and Victor Knight, and two sisters, Thelma Corns and Virginia Withrow.

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas Funeral Home in Welch. Minister Justin Garrett will officiate. Burial will be in Walker
Cemetery, west of Welch.

JoAnn Fluke of Miami died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at her home after an illness. She was 75.

Mrs. Fluke was born June 23, 1933, in Alluwe to Earl and Rebecca (Baker) Stookey. She lived in Miami since 1958, moving from Vinita.

She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone as an operator. She was a member of Laur Alpha Sigma Sorority,
First Church of God in Miami and Church Women United.

She married Oran Fluke on Sept. 1, 1956, in Miami. He survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include one son and his wife, Kent and Ronda Fluke of Dover; two daughters and their husbands, Nancy and Bijan Niavarani of Edmond and
Natasha and Jeff Nieze of Ingleside, Ill.; one sister, Waunita Fair of Mustang, and eight grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and one brother.

Services will be 10:30
a.m. Friday at the First Church of God in Miami. The Rev. Jean McCray will officiate. Burial will be in Nowata Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home of Miami.

Imogene Atchley Deems of Miami died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at her home.

Mrs. Deems was born Feb. 19, 1922, in Piney to Clarence and Eula (Worley) Atchley.

On July 18, 1940, she married William Deems in Baxter Springs, Kan. He survives,
of the home.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Miami and was a homemaker.

Mrs. Deems is preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Dalton Perkins.

Additional survivors include two daughters: Elaine Irvin of Miami and Jan Babbitt and her husband Virgil of Liberty, Mo; three grandchildren, Traci Irvin, Sean
Babbitt and Kimberly Triplett and her husband Rob, and two great grandchildren: Zachary and Dulcie Babbitt.

Harley E. Minnier Sr., age 73, of Wheaton, Mo., passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in his home with his family,
after a long battle with cancer.

Mr. Minnier was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Hughesville, Penn. On Nov. 25, 1960, he was united in marriage to Dorothy Mae Russell, who survives.

Ed, as most people know him, received his education in Hughesville, Penn. At age 19, he joined the United
States Air Force and served for 20 years. He was a T/sgt. with the North American Air Defense Command Headquarters. After retiring from the Air Force, he
worked for the Army and Air Force Exchange until 1993 when he retired the second time.

Ed was a member of the United Methodist Church in Wheaton, Ancorage Masonic Lodge No. 17, Al Aska Shrine Temple, American Legion, the Scottish Rite and the 40
and 8 club.

Survivors include his loving wife, Dorothy, of the home; two sons, Harley E. Minnier Jr. of Fairview, Mo., and Allan J. Minnier Jr.; three stepgrandchildren,
George Raybin, Mark Raybin and Lori Pruitt; one great-granddaughter, Tierney Sky Garrison; one step great-granddaughter, Jade Pruitt; one brother, Robert
Minnier of Montoursville, Penn., and three sisters, Esther Johnson of Warren, Ohio, Alfreda Sones and June Walsh both of Hughesville, Penn.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Marguerite (Scheffler) Minnier; a brother, Harley Eugene Minnier; a sister, Gladys coleman and a
great-grandson, Evan Olan Garrison.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25,
2008, in Wheaton United Methodist Church under the direction of McQueen Funeral Home, Wheaton. Burial with Military Honors will be in
Muncie Chapel Cemetery, Wheaton, Mo.

Masonic Rites will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. in McQueen Funeral Home, Wheaton. www.fohnfuneralhome.com

Mary Waybright of Commerce died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, at the University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., after a
sudden illness. She was 85.

Mrs. Waybright was born Aug. 4, 1923, in Miami to Harold and Viola (Mathes) McClintic. She lived much of her life in Commerce.

She worked for the government as an inventory clerk for several years before retiring. She was a homemaker.
She was an active member of the ladies auxiliary and Liberty Baptist Church of Miami.

She married Virgil Waybright on Aug. 17, 1940, in Miami. He survives.

Additional survivors include two daughters, Judy Allen of Commerce and Marcie Campbell of Quapaw; one brother, William McClintic of Miami; one sister, Pat
Betts of Hutchinson, Kan.; four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers
and two sisters.

Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Liberty Baptist Church in Miami. Pastor Brad Jinks will officiate.

JoAnn Fluke of Miami died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at her home after an illness. She was 74.

Mrs. Fluke was born June 23, 1933, in Alluwe to Earl and Rebecca (Baker) Stookey. She lived in Miami since 1958, moving from Vinita.

She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone as an operator. She was a member of Laur Alpha Sigma Sorority,
First Church of God in Miami and Church Women United.

She married Oran Fluke on Sept. 1, 1956, in Miami. He survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include one son and his wife, Kent and Ronda Fluke of Dover; two daughters and their husbands, Nancy and Bijan Niavarani of Edmond and
Natasha and Jeff Niece of Ingleside, Ill.; one sister, Waunita Fair of Mustang, and eight grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and one brother.

Services will be 10:30
a.m. Friday at the First Church of God in Miami. The Rev. Jean McCray will officiate. Burial will be in Nowata Cemetery.

Geral D. Carlin of Picher died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at his daughter's home after an illness. He was 85.

Mr. Carlin was born Aug. 15, 1923, in Picher to Theodore and Angie (Carver) Carlin. He lived in Picher all of his life

He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps.

He was postmaster in Picher for 17 years and worked many years in the Picher Post Office. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Picher.

He married Eunice Smith on Oct. 9, 1942. She preceded him in death on Jan. 19, 2002.

He was also preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Merl Carlin, Kenny Carlin and Gabriel Carlin.

Survivors include one son, Mark Carlin of Picher; one daughter and her husband, Nancy and Jackie McNeely of Quapaw; four grandchildren, Juli,
Alex, Jesse and Abby, and one great-grandchild, Autumn "Sissy."

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami. The Rev. Matt Hofeld will officiate.

Guillermina A. Rosado of Miami died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin,
Mo., after an illness. She was 57.

Mrs. Rosado was born June 25, 1951, in Piedras Negras, Mexico, to Pablo and Elvira Aguinaga (Mohica) Yzquierdo. She lived in Miami for the past three years,
moving from Minnesota.

She was a homemaker.

Survivors include two sons, Felix Rosado of Jordan, Minn., and Felipe Rosado of Cobden, Minn.; one daughter, Marysol Rosado of Miami; six brothers, Richard,
Ruben, Manuel, Sabino and Pablo Yzquierdo, all of San Antonio, Texas, and Juan Jose Yzquierdo of Milwaukee, Wis.; three sisters, Patricia Alvarez and Norma
Lopez of San Antonio and Armandina Benavides of Los Angeles, Calif., and three grandchildren.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Paul Thomas Funeral Home in Miami.

James Lee Smith of Miami died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home. He was 49.

Mr. Smith was born March 28, 1959, in Dallas, Texas, to Beverly (Short) Speers. He lived in the Miami and Wyandotte area for 30 years.

He was a self-employed welder. He was of the Baptist faith.

He married Mary Turner on July 14, 1985, in Wyandotte. She survives, of the home. Additional survivors include one son, Jonathan Smith of Miami; one daughter,
Beverly Smith, of the home, and his mother, of Miami.

He was preceded in death by his father, Logan Lee Smith, and his brother, Jonathan Mack LaFon.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home of Miami.

Walton Price of Quapaw died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at his home. He was 84.

Mr. Price was born July 28, 1924, in Cleveland, Okla., to Thomas and Lula (Smallwood) Price. He lived in
North Miami prior to moving to Quapaw four years ago.

He was a World War II veteran of the Navy and saw action in New Guinea.

He worked in the construction industry throughout his life. He was affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Baptist faith.

He married Edna Brock on Oct. 5, 1946, in Columbus, Kan. She survives.

Additional survivors include four sons, Gary Price of Quapaw, Russell Price of Riverton, Kan., and Roger Price and Dwight Price,
both of who live on Price Hill in Ottawa County; two daughters, Charlene Carver of Baxter Springs, Kan., and Lora Pierce of Quapaw; 18 grandchildren, 36
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Arrangements will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Abbott Funeral Home chapel in Baxter Springs. Tim Warren will officiate. Burial will be in
Lowell (Kan.) Cemetery.

His grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Graveside services will be Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Peoria Indian Cemetery in Miami, Okla. The Rev. Geoff Buffalo
will officiate. Indian rites will be conducted by Paul Barton. Pallbearers will be Damian Blackfox, Josh Blackfox, Joshua White and Craig Kuchta Jr.

Services are under the direction of Paul Thomas Funeral Home of Miami.

Teresa Burkybile-Moss of Bluejacket died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa after a lengthy
illness. She was 42.

Mrs. Burkybile-Moss was born March 8, 1966, in Kellogg, Idaho. She graduated from Welch High School and received an associate's degree from Northeastern
Oklahoma A&M College in Miami. She lived in Bluejacket for nine months, moving from Commerce.

She worked as a lab tech for Fisher Scientific Inc. since 1987. She was a member of North Miami Assembly of
God Church.

Survivors include her husband, Robert Moss, of the home; two sons, Robert Burkybile III and Todd Burkybile, both of Tahlequah; one stepson, Curtis Moss of
Miami; two stepdaughters, Lindsey Moss and Sarah Moss, both of Miami; her father and stepmother, Mac and Sharon McCoin of Commerce; her
mother, Nellie Hatfield of Galena, Kan.; one brother and his wife, Sammy and Carol Wright of Norman; two half brothers, Brent Hatfield and Jeremy Barr,
both of Joplin, Mo.; three stepbrothers and their wives, Rodney Langley of Commerce, Monte and Debra Langley of Welch and Tony and Lisa Langley of Laurel,
Del.; one sister and her husband, Sherry and Les Sater of Grove; one half sister, Tiffanie Maas of Waterloo, Wis., and one grandchild.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Adcock Funeral Home chapel in Afton. The Rev. Phil Shyers will officiate. Burial will be in Ottawa
Indian Cemetery, east of Miami.

Fred William Stanley Jr. of Baxter Springs, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.
He was 80.

Mr. Stanley was born March 1, 1928, in Hamilton, Texas, to Fred William and Wilma C. (Tucker) Stanley Sr.

He was a World War II veteran of the Navy.

He worked as foreman at copper mines and was employed by Inspiration Mine in Globe, Ariz. He was retired for 30 years. He was a member of Bethel Community
Church in Baxter Springs, attended men's prayer breakfast on Tuesdays and active in "Men In Prayer."

He married Opal Lorene Stanley on June 16, 1951, in Bentonville, Ark. They were married 57 years.

Survivors include one son, David E. Stanley of Apache Junction, Ariz.; one daughter and husband, Peggy and Dennis Youngberg of Miami, six grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel Community Church. The Rev. Mark Kerr will officiate. Burial will be in Baxter Springs
Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Derfelt's Baxter Chapell in Baxter Springs.

Fred William Stanley Jr. of Baxter Springs, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.
He was 80.

Mr. Stanley was born March 1, 1928, in Hamilton, Texas, to Fred William and Wilma C. (Tucker) Stanley Sr.

He was a World War II veteran of the Navy.

He worked as foreman at copper mines and was employed by Inspiration Mine in Globe, Ariz. He was retired for 30 years. He was a member of Bethel Community
Church in Baxter Springs, attended men's prayer breakfast on Tuesdays and active in "Men In Prayer."

He married Opal Lorene Stanley on June 16, 1951, in Bentonville, Ark. They were married 57 years.

Survivors include one son, David E. Stanley of Apache Junction, Ariz.; one daughter and husband, Peggy and Dennis Youngberg of Miami, six grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel Community Church. The Rev. Mark Kerr will officiate. Burial will be in Baxter Springs
Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Derfelt's Baxter Chapell in Baxter Springs.

Violet Eudora Darland of Miami died Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, at Integris Baptist Regional Health Center in Miami after
an illness. She was 78.

Mrs. Darland was born Dec. 13, 1929, in Daisy, Tenn., to John D. and Flora Thelma (Gardner) Hill. She lived in the Narcissa and Vinita area, moving to Miami in
1993.

She was a school teacher for 25 years, teaching for many years in the Vinita School System. She was a member
of First Baptist Church in Miami, the Retired Teachers' Association and Women on Mission at First Baptist Church.

She married Charles Darland on Sept. 17, 1951, in Kingston. He survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include one son and his wife, Daniel Charles and Vickie Darland of Hillsboro, Mo.; three daughters and their husbands, Dr. Rebecca Darland
of Festus, Mo., Patricia and Jim Barnes of Gentry, Ark., and Shirley and Chuck Hudson of Big Cabin; one brother, John Hill of Denison, Texas; one sister,
Patricia Randolph of Kingsland, Texas, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Miami. The Rev. Rick Longcrier and the Rev. Bob Barker will officiate. Burial
will be in G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami.

Mr. Rigsby was born Jan. 31, 1929, in Thomas to Allie Bell and Harrison Rigsby. He moved to Ontario, Calif., and relocated to the Quapaw area in 1965. He was a
resident of Higher Call Nursing Home in Quapaw since January.

He was a Korean War veteran serving in the Army.

He did managerial work in Miami for the Derby gas station, the carpet factory and the mop factory. He later became a full-time cattle and turkey rancher.

He married Dorene Wanzer in 1952.

Survivors include three daughters and their husbands, Terry and Kevin Eifert of Miami, Sherry and Glen Ashcroft of Owasso and Vicki Stokes of Miami; eight
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Freedom Church in Owasso.

Arrangements are under the direction of Churchill Funeral and Cremation Service in Owasso.

Carole Sue Tyler of Miami died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008, at Osborne Care and Rehab in Miami. She was 69.

Mrs. Tyler was born Oct. 11, 1938, in Hockerville to Charles "Mutt" and Thelma Treca (White) Couch. In 1954, she moved to
Baxter Springs, Kan., with her family.

She worked for Learn's Clothing Factory and Done's Dog Food in Joplin, Mo. She worked for several
years in housekeeping at Baxter Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Canaan Tabernacle Church in Baxter. She attended Gateway Assembly of God in Welch.

She married Robert "Bob" Tyler in in 1971 in Las Vegas, Nev. He preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Sue Lynn; her parents; one brother, Leslie Dale Couch, and one sister, Velma Louise Mitchell.

Survivors include two sisters, Karen Kay Thompson and her husband Dale of Miami and Joyce Darline Rader of Galena, Kan.

A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Thomas Funeral Home in Welch. Pastor John Dorsey will officiate.

Mrs. Vanatta was born Feb. 17, 1919, in North Miami to Joe Leroy and Flossie Fern (Kimerer) Morrison. She attended area schools and graduated from Oklahoma
A&M with a bachelor of science degree in 1938 and from Kansas State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kan., with a master's
of science degree in 1968.

She began teaching second grade in Commerce and resumed teaching in 1957. She completed 30 years before
retiring in 1984. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church and a hospital volunteer for many years. She was a member of the Eastern Star,
Reviewers Club and Retired Teachers.

She married Jack Howard Vanatta in November, 1941. He preceded her in death in November, 1980. She was also preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her children and their spouses, Ronnie and Sherry Vanatta of Corinth, Texas, Mary and Bob McMullun of Chica, Calif., and Bill Vanatta of
Miami; seven grandchildren and their spouses, Diana and Geoff Gilstrap and Julie and Jeff Le Blanc, all of Joplin, Mo., John and Linda Ahmadi of Windsor,
Calif., Joseph and Holly Ahmadi and David Ahmadi of Chico, Jay and Amber Vanatta of Denton, Texas, and Josh and Candace Vanatta of Plano, Texas, and 11
great-grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Helen Hutchinson officiated. Burial was in G.A.R.
Cemetery.